Running for my Disney - a PPTR...

[PrincessInOz]

Welcome back. Congrats on Status Quo.

 

[zanzibar138]

It's been so hard to get back into a routine since I got back! But I've managed to stick to my plan so far, and have continued walking several times a week to build up my fitness again, culminating in a 7.55km walk around the river on the weekend with my parents and DH.

Now the plan is to start slowly adding a tiny bit of jogging, hopefully giving my legs a chance to build up and strengthen as I go.

The gym I've joined has delayed their opening, so in the meantime they're providing free bootcamp for members. I've never done bootcamp before and to be honest it scares the daylights out of me but I plan to give it a go and hopefully use it as a good strengthening and cardio workout while I'm building up my running.

And since I had some spending money left over from my trip to Europe, and I've already saved up enough money to just about cover my airfare to LA, I bit the bullet and bought a new Garmin. The guy at the store was very nice and offered me a 10% discount for no apparent reason, so that was a bonus! It seems to work very well so far, fingers crossed it stays that way.

 

[mickeyd78]

Glad to hear you are keeping the training up! Good work with the savings too, it's great to know you just about have the airfare covered. So exciting

I recently got a Garmin 210 to help with my interval training - loving it so far.

I've never done a boot camp, so will be interested to hear your experiences.

 

[PrincessInOz]

I really can't run. So, I am full of admiration for you!

 

[zanzibar138]

Glad to hear you are keeping the training up! Good work with the savings too, it's great to know you just about have the airfare covered. So exciting

I recently got a Garmin 210 to help with my interval training - loving it so far.

I've never done a boot camp, so will be interested to hear your experiences.

Mine is a 210 as well. I had one before, but it kept breaking down on me (and well past the warranty stage) so fingers crossed the new one will be a bit more reliable.

I really can't run. So, I am full of admiration for you!

I can't run yet either PIO Depending on how the next few weeks go, I may still have to walk the 10k!

 

[mickeyd78]

Nothing wrong with walking either. Just going the distance is a great achievement.

 

[Minniemum]

Zanzibar I've just read your PTR from the start . I've been so inspired I'm going to start my own little Spark journey. The programs are printed and I'm ready to rock n roll. I'll be checking back in to cheer you along.

 

[zanzibar138]

Nothing wrong with walking either. Just going the distance is a great achievement.

I'm hoping that if I keep improving my fitness on cross-trainers etc I'll be able to run most of the 10k on the day, even if I can't walk afterwards We'll only be doing DLR for the weekend, then exploring the US a bit before coming back, so I've made provisions in case that happens

Zanzibar I've just read your PTR from the start . I've been so inspired I'm going to start my own little Spark journey. The programs are printed and I'm ready to rock n roll. I'll be checking back in to cheer you along.

Well done on getting through the lot! I'm so honoured that you've been inspired enough to start your own journey I think I'll be needing all the cheering on I can get, so I appreciate your support!

 

[zanzibar138]

Unfortunately I'm still finding it difficult to get back into a routine, and I was a bit slack this week. With bootcamp on Tuesday, it put out my running schedule a bit, and provided me with an excuse to be lazy

Still, I managed to do my interval training session on Monday after work. 30 seconds jogging was definitely enough for my legs at this point in time.

Tuesday was my very first bootcamp! I went with a friend and when the trainer started to explain the workout to me I was getting quite worried - it was basically all running! At least he noticed me looking worried and I had an opportunity to tell him about the problems I've had with my legs. He said to make sure I walked whenever I felt pain. My legs actually coped quite well and I ended up running a lot more than I had expected. It was probably lucky that my friend was there and isn't as fit as me so we had to walk a fair bit, or I might have been tempted to overdo it. Had a good stretch afterwards and gave my legs an ice massage, and they've been fine since then.

That was when I slacked off though... Come Thursday I just couldn't get motivated and thought well I've already done more running this week, so I can afford to have a session off. I don't want to let myself get into that mindset again!

Yesterday I was due to go for a 5km walk, but didn't check my program and actually went for an 8km walk. Still, DH and my friend came too, and it was more of a bushwalk than a training walk, so I don't think I've overdone it.

Although Sundays are supposed to be rest days after a big training session on Saturdays, today I really just feel like going for a run. I might have to do my second interval session after all. I really can't even begin to explain how frustrating it is to be ready to run in mind and fitness, but to not be able to because of my legs! I'm really going to have to keep a strong mind to get through this.

 

[PrincessInOz]

DS and I have been walking the 'burbs. We're up to about 3 - 5 km walks; not fast...we're doing them in about 40 - 60 minutes.

 

[zanzibar138]

60 minutes is perfectly acceptable for 5ks

 

[zanzibar138]

Well, I've had another 'down' week this week When I did my intervals after my last post, I was in a lot of pain with my shins. It was the worst I've had for a while. I managed to finish the workout, but I haven't felt like I can do much since then.

I did bootcamp on Tuesday night and this morning. Unfortunately bootcamp is quite running based, but with the circuit style, I still manage to get a decent workout walking in between instead of running. And I can't help but try to do a little bit throughout the session.

I've booked in with another physio for Tuesday, who apparently specialises in running injuries, so I'm hoping he will be able to shed some light on the matter. But at this stage, I'm not getting my hopes up.

It's so frustrating, and I don't really know what to do next, but I do know that I won't give up! It's more important to me than ever that I do this run.

 

[mickeyd78]

Sorry to hear your shins are still causing ou trouble. Hopefully the physio can do something to help. I really admire your determination and it has inspired me in my training.

 

[zanzibar138]

Sorry to hear your shins are still causing ou trouble. Hopefully the physio can do something to help. I really admire your determination and it has inspired me in my training.

Thanks for your support Mickey I hope he can do something to help too!

 

[Minniemum]

I'm sorry to hear you've hit another bump in the road. Hopefully your new physio will be a game changer. Like Mickeyd I truly admire your can do attitude.

 

[zanzibar138]

I'm sorry to hear you've hit another bump in the road. Hopefully your new physio will be a game changer. Like Mickeyd I truly admire your can do attitude.

Yep fingers crossed (and toes, arms, legs etc ). Thanks for your support This is what I was talking about in my very first post when I said if I really want something I will stop at nothing to get it

 

[zanzibar138]

Unfortunately it wasn't a good start to the week. After over-doing it on the weekend, I had to hobble around a bit on Monday. I iced my legs again on Monday night, and by Tuesday morning they felt better.

Tuesday morning I had my physio session. When I told him about my troubles and how many avenues I've looked into to try and get it sorted out, he asked if anyone had told me that I'm just not cut out for running and to do something else I said yes people have told me I'm not really built for running, but I NEED to just do this 10k run, then I'll be happy to do something else instead.

The physio actually works for the military, so he's used to working with people who aren't naturally athletic but who just have to get through the fitness training somehow. He said he'll take the same sort of tactic with me, and that we should be able to get me through using a combination of strapping, acupuncture, massage, and ice, with the right training program.

We started off with the acupuncture. I've had it on my back before which was ok, but on shins, it's pretty uncomfortable! The physio was very surprised at how calm I was and that I didn't appear to be in any pain, just kept chatting away... no point dwelling on it. The needles actually didn't hurt that much going in, but he tweaked them while they were in to get my muscles to twitch which was a bit rough! They hurt more coming out than anything else, and I had residual pain in one of my legs which radiated to my foot as well and lasted all morning.

Next he put some simple strapping on, just one piece running from my ankle to my knee. He said he'll teach me how to do this and it will just provide an extra bit of support to get me through less intense workouts.

I've got another appointment next Tuesday, and have to go in my running gear ready for a workout. He's going to do the proper strapping (where the idea will be to basically hold my legs in position), and see how it holds up for running. I guess it will be a matter of trial and error, and if it doesn't work the first time he'll add a bit more or something. He says I'll pretty much have to rely on the more serious strapping for my longer/more intense workouts.

I've decided to ditch my interval training for now and just stick with bootcamp while it's on. It's getting hard to fit in interval workouts now anyway with daylight hours getting shorter and shorter. By the time the gym opens, hopefully I'll be up to starting again using a combination of the treadmill and cross trainer.

Bootcamp has been great for my overall fitness and strength, I've been enjoying it, and haven't once been tempted to miss a session, so I'm pretty pleased with that. On Tuesday I really tried to take it easy on the running, and pulled up pretty well afterwards, so this morning I stepped it up a notch. Hopefully my legs will be ok tomorrow. I've been icing them after every workout which seems to be helping.

I've also been watching my diet a bit, because I've recently started working at a chocolate factory and between that and Easter, last week I actually gained a tiny bit of weight. The good news is that this week I've lost it all again, plus a little bit extra

 

[PrincessInOz]

WOW! Seems like a lot of movement in your life. Glad you found a good physio to help you.

And congrats on the weight loss.

 

[zanzibar138]

WOW! Seems like a lot of movement in your life. Glad you found a good physio to help you.

And congrats on the weight loss.

I really hope this physio is it (where is a crossing fingers emoticon when you need one )!

And thanks! It wasn't a lot of weight, but good to know I've lost that bit extra I put on.

 

[zanzibar138]

I'm so devastated to hear about the explosions at the Boston Marathon this morning

Just wanted to say I'm thinking of everyone over there.